Tuesday, October 07, 2008

BEST-SELLING AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR SUPPORTS TALIBAN

Middle East "expert" Antony Loewenstein – expert in the same sense I'm a dentistry expert, having spent more time getting my teeth worked on than he has time in the Middle East – hopes for a Taliban victory in Afghanistan:

If anything may make governments think twice again before embarking on an ill-conceived mission, a solid thumping would certainly help.

Cool. When the religious thugs are back in power Afghanis won't have a thing to worry about. And if a few unfortunate locals do end up dead, at least they will have been killed by their own.

The defeat of America and its allies in Iraq is vital to ensure similiar acts are not carried out again.

In hoping for a "solid thumping" in Afghanistan Loewenstein is effectively advocating the killing of Western military personnel – including Australians – operating there. He knows this but does not care; a bit of controversy might generate some interest in his new book.